Troubled waters: U.S. warship leads drills in Russia's back yard

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Black Sea, on board the USS Ross — A tense confrontation between a British warship and the Russian military was captured on camera late last month. Russian planes buzzed the British vessel and issued hostile warnings. The incident took place in the Black Sea, where the U.S. and dozens of other countries are still conducting military exercises.

Russia has refused to allow foreign ships to pass through what it considers its territorial waters off the Crimean Peninsula — territory that Moscow unilaterally annexed away from Ukraine in 2014. Russia has threatened to bomb any vessels that enter the area.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ross left the Ukrainian port of Odessa recently to lead the military drills in the Black Sea, and CBS News' Holly Williams is the only American network correspondent on board the warship.

This week, the Ross may have been maneuvering about 5,000 miles away from the east coast of the United States, but as America's relationship with Russia has deteriorated, the Black Sea — in Russia's backyard — has become a potential flashpoint.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/troubled-waters-us-warship-leads-drills-in-russias-back-yard/ar-AALPQDe

[Turbineguy]

1. Let's hope there are no

navigational errors.

[sarisataka]

2. We would be none too pleased

If a couple Russian ships joined the Iranians headed towards Venezuela and did exercises in the Fulf of Mexico. We would watch such activities very closely.

The difference is we would not drop bombs in their path if we felt they were getting too close to New Orleans.

[FreepFryer]

3. Yes we would. (Nt)

[sarisataka]

4. Please point to the evidence I overlooked

Where we have used warning shots to discourage a ship from navigating an area.

Before you try bringing up Iranian speed boats, note that we had no issues with them using the Persian Gulf but with approaching dangerously close to ships.

[FreepFryer]

5. Huh? What are you talking about? You seem anxious for an argument I haven't made

[sarisataka]

6. I am not looking for any argument

I said we would not drop bombs to keep ships away, you said we would.

I used many words but it can be summed in one question- why do you think we would drop bombs near ships?

[FreepFryer]

7. That's not what I said. Every sentence of your comment contains the word "would".

I’m not responding to that sentence. I’m responding to the topic sentence of your comment.

I’m AGREEING with you.

If one writes more attentively, one can avoid this confusion and attacking people without any reason, wasting energy and alienating people with whom one ostensibly want to communicate.

you wrote: We would be none too pleased

If a couple Russian ships joined the Iranians headed towards Venezuela and did exercises in the Fulf of Mexico. We would* watch such activities very closely.

The difference is we would not drop bombs in their path if we felt they were getting too close to New Orleans.

*what we would do

[sarisataka]

8. My misunderstanding-

Deepest apologies for being confrontational.

[FreepFryer]

9. I appreciate the apology, I also could have been clearer. No hard feelings and be well :)